Cachet Maker USCS Chapter 4 Stephen Decatur Page 2b1

Cachets should be listed in chronological order based on earliest known usage. Use the postmark date or best guess. This applies to add-on cachets as well.

Chapter Covers

The Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4 is very prolific and has created many covers since their organization on September 9, 1933. Cachets for this chapter have been created by various artists and efforts are made to identify them. To speed up the time for a page to fully load, they have been separated into smaller year increments starting with the year 1970. This Chapter is based out of Philadelphia, PA and they create covers for US Navy vessels, US Coast Guard vessels and other maritime entities. Please enjoy these covers that show our maritime history.

Cachet Artist and Director is Rich Hoffner unless otherwise stated.

1933-35

Thumbnail Link To Cachet Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Front Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Back Image	Postmark Date Postmark Type Killer Bar Text Ship --------- Categories

N/A		N/A	1978-05-15 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS Ainsworth FF-1090
			Welcome to Philadelphia

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		N/A	1978-05-15 Locy Type FDPS 2-1(n+) (USS) USS Mississippi CGN-40
			First Day of Postal Service

Hoffner #H124

N/A		N/A	1978-05-20 Locy Type 2t(n+u)(USS,DDG) USS Dahlgren DDG-43
			Armed Forces Day

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N/A		N/A	1978-05-20 Locy Type FDC 2-1(n+u)(USS) USS John Young DD-973
			First Day of Commission

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N/A		N/A	1978-05-20 Locy Type 2t(n+u)(USS,FF) USS McCandless FF-1084
			Armed Forces Day

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N/A		N/A	1978-05-20 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS Ponce LPD-15
			Armed Forces Day

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N/A		N/A	1978-05-28 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS Ainsworth FF-1090
			First Day of Use - New Cachet

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N/A		N/A	1978-05-28 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) USS Lang FF-1060
			First Day of Use - New Cachet

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N/A		N/A	1978-05-30 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS,FFG) USS Julius A. Furer FFG-6
			First Day of Use - New Cachet

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N/A		N/A	1978-06-01 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) USS Claude V. Ricketts DDG-5
			First Day of Use - New Cachet

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N/A		N/A	1978-06-03 Locy Type FDC 2-1(n+)(USS) USS Briscoe DD-977
			First Day of Commission

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N/A		N/A	1978-06-09 Locy Type 2-1(n+)(USS) USS Horne CG-30
			First Day of Use - New Cachet

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		N/A	1978-06-10 USPS Machine Cancel Newport News VA USS Cincinnati SSN-693
			First Day in Commission

Hoffner #H125

		N/A	1978-06-12 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) USS Mississippi CGN-40
			First Sea Trials

Hoffner #H126

		N/A	1978-06-12 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) USS Mississippi CGN-40
			First Sea Trials

Hoffner #H126

		N/A	1978-06-26 Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS Barry DD-933
			Keel Laid – Kourosh D-11

Hoffner #H127

N/A		N/A	1978-06-28 Locy Type 7qt(n+u)(USS,CV) USS Kitty Hawk CV-63
			First Day of Use - New Cachet

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		N/A	1978-07-01 USPS Pictorial Postmark ”B Free Franklin” Philadelphia PA USS Wahoo SS-565
			Freedom Week 1978 – “Greetings from Penns Landing”

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No Image		N/A	1978-07-04 Locy Type 2-1n+(error CNV) USS Enterprise CVN-65
			First Day of Use - New Cachet

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No Image		N/A	1978-07-05 Locy Type 2(n+) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-142 USS Connole FF-1056
			First Day of Use - New Cachet

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No Image		N/A	1978-07-06 Locy Type 2-2(n+) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-68c USS McCloy FF-1038
			First Day of Use - New Cachet

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		N/A	1978-07-08 Locy Type 2(n+)(USS) Locy Type 9ef(n+u)(USS) USS Ainsworth FF-1090
			70th Anniversary of Navy Post Offices

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No Image		N/A	1978-07-08 Locy Type 2-1(n+)(USS) Locy Type 9-1(n+u)(USS) USS Ponce LPD-15
			70th Anniversary of Navy Post Offices

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		N/A	1978-07-08 Locy Type 2n+ (USS) USS Chicago CG-11
			70th Anniversary of US Navy Postal Service

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No Image		N/A	1978-07-08 Locy Type 2-1(n+)(USS) USS San Jose AFS-7
			70th Anniversary of Navy Post Offices

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N/A		N/A	1978-07-08 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) USS San Jose AFS-7
			70th Anniversary of US Navy Postal Service

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No Image		N/A	1978-07-08 Locy Type 2-1t(nu)(USS) USS Turner Joy DD-951
			70th Anniversary of Navy Post Offices

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N/A		N/A	1978-07-08 USPS Slogan Machine Cancel ”Submarine Base Sta.” Groton CT
			Commissioning - USS Groton SSN-694

Hoffner No. H128. Cachet by Richard Hoffner

No Image		N/A	1978-07-13 Locy Type 2-1(n+)(USS) USS O'Callahan FF-1051
			10th Anniversary of Commissioning

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No Image		N/A	1978-07-17 Locy Type 2-1(n+)(USS,FF) USS Pharris FF-1094
			First Day of Use - New Cachet

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N/A		N/A	1978-07-17 Locy Type 2-1et(n+u) (USS) USS Concord AFS-5
			Welcome to Philadelphia

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No Image		N/A	1978-07-21 USPS Pictorial "B Free Franklin Station" Philadelphia PA USS Becuna SS-319
			Submarine Memorial Dedication

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		N/A	1978-07-21 USPS Machine Cancel Philadelphia PA USS Becuna SS-319
			Submarine Memorial Dedication

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N/A		N/A	1978-07-27 USPS 3-bar San Diego CA USS John R. Craig DD-885
			Decommissioning

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N/A		N/A	1978-07-29 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (D1,USS,"FF") USS Hepburn FF-1055
			First Day of Use - New Cachet

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No Image		N/A	1978-08-05 Locy Type FDC 2-1(n+)(USS,DEGRASSE) (NO space between name) USS Comte De Grasse DD-974
			First Day of Commission

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		N/A	1978-08-05 Locy Type FDC 2-1(n+) (USS) USS Mississippi CGN-40
			First Day of Commission

Hoffner #H129

		N/A	1978-08-05 Locy Type FDC 2-1(n+) (USS) USS Mississippi CGN-40
			First Day of Commission

Hoffner #H130

N/A		N/A	1978-08-13 USPS Machine Cancel Philadelphia PA HMS LONDON D-16
			“Greetings from Penns Landing”

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		N/A	1978-08-17 USPS Machine Cancel Newport News VA USS Atlanta SSN-712
			Keel Laid

Hoffner #H131

No Image		N/A	1978-08-19 Locy Type FDC 2-1(n+)(USS) USS Stump DD-978
			First Day of Commission

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No Image		N/A	1978-08-29 Balboa Canal Zone Paquebot Machine Cancel USS Omaha SSN-692
			Transits Canal

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